#74b2c8

Color #74b2c8

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#74b2c8

RGB

rgb(116, 178, 200)

HSL

hsl(195.7, 43.3%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.7, 42%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 11%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.27, -14.2, -17.43)

LCH

lch(69.27, 22.48, 230.83)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0711, 222.44)

HWB

hwb(195.7, 45.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c88a74

Analogous

#74c8b4

#74b2c8

#7488c8

Triadic

#74b2c8

#c874b2

#b2c874

Split-complementary

#74b2c8

#c87488

#c8b474

Tetradic

#74b2c8

#8a74c8

#c88a74

#b2c874

Square

#74b2c8

#b474c8

#c88a74

#88c874

Shades

Color #74b2c8 mixed toward black.

#4e9db9

#3c7f97

#2d5f71

#1e404c

#0f2026

Tints

Color #74b2c8 mixed toward white.

#8bbfd1

#a2ccda

#bad9e4

#d1e5ed

#e8f2f6

Tones

Color #74b2c8 mixed toward gray.

#7bafc1

#82abba

#89a8b3

#90a5ac

#97a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9394c3 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8ac2 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#78bfbe · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74b2c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74b2c8]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#74b2c8 (#74b2c8) is rgb(116, 178, 200) in RGB.

No, #74b2c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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